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Water CoolerWelcome Anne!In January, we welcomed our newest staff member,Anne Strychalski. Anne graduated from MiamiUniversity in December and began working in January.She earned a degree in strategic communication andinterned for Miami’s Office of Off-Campus Affairsand in Washington D.C. Anne enjoyed working as ateaching assistant last fall and is looking forward to allthe opportunities Delta Sigma Pi has to offer. MARK YOUR CALENDARApril 25National Alumni DayAugust 4-5Fraternity Board Meeting-SeattleAugust 6Leadership Foundation AnnualTrustee Meeting-SeattleAugust 7-1149th Grand Chapter Congress-SeattleOctober 12Columbia (SC) LEAD SchoolOctober 19Baltimore LEAD SchoolOctober 26Indianapolis LEAD SchoolMake A Difference DayNovember 2Houston LEAD SchoolNovember 7Founders’ DayNovember 9Las Vegas LEAD SchoolVisit www.dspnet.org for acomplete listing of events. Fraternity Board “Minutes in Seconds”from January Board Meeting:▲Offered ▲ “receivership” to WestAlabama and Johns Hopkins(pending selection of receiver).▲Late ▲ initiation fees will becharged 14 days after initiationvs. 21 days commencing July 1,2013 to align CMP and policydeadlines.▲Executive ▲ Director givenauthority to approve specialjeweled badge orders to complywith bylaws surrounding suchorders.▲Established ▲a curriculumreview task group to examineeducational programs forany potential grant funding.Qualification criteria to bedeveloped for future vetting ofsuch programs.▲Better ▲ defined the role and dutiesof alumni chapter executivecommittees to align more closelywith the established practicewithin collegiate chapters.▲Approved ▲ hiring a secondinvestment firm (Florida-basedAHL Investment Management)to manage a portion of Fraternityassets.▲Increased ▲ the cost level toexpense capital purchases from$1,000 to $2,500 (at suggestion ofour auditors).▲Approved ▲ 2013-2014 operatingand special projects budgetswith no change to any currentdues or fees.▲Changed ▲ date interest begins tobe charged on balances due tothe National Fraternity from 60to 30 days to better align withcommon practice; effective July1, 2013.▲Created ▲ an alumni chapterrecognition program to incentalumni chapters to align withsuggested best practices andoperational goals. The newprogram is similar to the tiersin CMP for collegiate chapters.▲Redefined ▲ “member” foralumni chapters to include amembership application andpaying applicable alumnichapter dues, effective for 2013-2014 franchising efforts.▲Defeated ▲ a proposal to narrowthe residency requirements foralumni chapter officers.▲Selected ▲ the 2013 NationalCollegian of the Year and 2013Lifetime Achievement Awardhonoree.▲ ▲Approved the addition of a testquestion to the Pledge Manual:“What is a Fraternity event?”36 MARCH March 2013/THE DELTASIG OF DELTA SIGMA PI
Make ADifference DayNational Day of Doing GoodCommunity service is something that runs deep through Delta Sigma Pi so it is fitting that we participate in MakeA Difference Day (MDDay). MDDay is the nation’s largest day of service and is held on the fourth Saturday ofOctober. USA Weekend partners with Newman’s Own and HandsOn Network to keep this day of service going and in2012, MDDay completed its 22 nd year with over 3 million volunteers across the country helping out in their communities.Of those 3 million volunteers, Delta Sigma Pi had 162 chapters participating. This was an increase among alumnichapters and colonies—an all-time high! Many regions increased participation from last year, but two regions had 100%participation—Midwestern (for the 2 nd year in a row) and Pacific Coast. Mark your calendars for Make A Difference Day 2013 on October 26.Brothers Make A Difference for Santa Claus, Inc.Chapters from the Pacific Coast and South PacificRegions pooled their resources to volunteer at Santa Claus,Inc. of Greater San Bernardino. Santa Claus, Inc. has beenpursuing its mission to aid underserved children since1952 by providing clothing, toys, and books to the familiesof approximately 17,000 children annually. Delta SigmaPi represented the vast majority of the participants at itsannual Make A Difference Day event.This year marks the tenth anniversary of Deltasig’sinvolvement in this event. Participation included arecord twelve groups, represented by a record 203brothers, pledges, and guests. Attendees came from SanDiego, San Diego State, California-San Diego, Cal State-Fullerton, California-Riverside, Redlands, California-Irvine,Concordia, Cal State-Long Beach, Orange County, InlandEmpire, and the colony at Chapman.Activities included knitting and crocheting scarves,dressing dolls, making soap sachets, organizing clothesand books, filling backpacks with school supplies, makingbookmarks, assembling homeless kits, making dog bedsand bibs, painting holiday images on donation bins,and preparing inventory for distribution in December.Deltasigs showed their further capacity for generosity byindividually contributing to a $500 fleece fund and thenused the purchased material to assemble 100 blankets.Inland Empire was awarded Professional FraternityAssociation’s Community Service Award in 2010 for theirefforts hosting this extraordinary event. ▲Continued on page 38MARCH 2013/THE DELTASIG OF DELTA SIGMA PI 37
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